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FORTY-SECOND YEAR—NO. 157
PLATFORM FIGHT STILL HOLDS UP BALLOTING
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WET-DRY WRANGLE TAKEN BEFORE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
IT’S STILL M’ADOO
AGAINST FIELD, IS
VIEW OF RICKEY
Opposition Unable To
Find Suitable Man To
Tie Up To
BY H. N. RICKEY
SAN FRANCISCO, July 2.—Me
Adoo or a dark horse, with the ad-
. vantage in favor of
; McAdoo, if there is
an advantage. This
is the way it looks
early Friday morn
: ing. The only rea-
I son that the ad
vantage seems to lie
with McAdoo as
against the field is
that the McAdoo
opposition has not
been able to agree
upon any one with
whom to oppose
him. For forty
eight hours the
leaders of the op
>osition have beer
fw®
> v ' w
flll
& •*-tills
striving to compose their differences,
realizing that unless they succeed in
doing so nothing can prevent Me
Adoo’s nomination.
Practically every man whose name
has been mentioned in connection
with the nomination has been con
sidered a* the many anti-McAdoc
confet One of the first names
considc.eu ’••■’S that of Vice-Presi
dent Marsh Then Champ Clark
was taken up. They were both drop
ped as not being able to command
and hold sufficient strength.
Finally Ambassador Davis, of West
Virginia, and Homer Cummings,
chairman of the national committee
seemed to be the best two in sight
—Davis on account of his recogniz
“ed ability and closeness to the presi
dent, and 'Cummings because of his
large persona: following among the
members of the national committee
and the delegates. They are still
being considered and there is a lot
of talk in places where talk is not
merely words, that if McAdoo is
stopped, and the convention dead
locked, the deadlock will be broken
with either Davis or Cummings.
Not Sure of Ground.
But it is perfectly apparent that
the anti-McAdoo people are not all
sure of their ground and their em
phatic assertions that they contro 1
enough votes to prevent McAdoo’:
nomination are based more upon their
hopes than their expectations.
On the other hand, the McAdoo
people would feel a good deal more
certain of success than they do if
they knew exactly where the two
hundred votes are coming from af
ter the third ballot. They are I ink
ing on getting a majority on this bal-t
lot. Their theory is that once Me-1
Adoo has secured a majority, the de-j
sire to get aboard the band wagon:
will do the rest. The fifth ballot is I
what thev are figuring on in their
talks for effect, but it is doubtful
whether they are really as confident
as they claim to be.
One of the curious reaction from
the furious drive which the McAdoc
people have been making during thr
past forty-eight hours is the thick
fog which envelopes the candidacies
of both Cox and Palmer. The Coy
people are not submitting to the
elimnation of their candidate with
out a game effort to prevent it. They
reject with scorn the indirect svg
gestion that they take second place
on the ticket and help put McAdoo
over.
Cox Not Trading.
“Cox is a candidate for president
not vice-president,” is their emphatic
answer. They* add that the McAdor
boom is largely wind and that when
it is deflated, as it will be after a
few ballots, Cox has as good a chance
as any one else.
The Palmer people seem to be far
more humble and to have accepted
the inevitable, the inevitable being,
the imposiblitiy of Palmer’s non?
nation. Their attitude has cause,
a revival of the story that Palmer
h. s never been a serious contender
for the nomination but entered the
lists to hold together a certain flock
of delegates to be delivered at the
fc right time to the administration can
" didate, McAdoo.
Three Enlistments In
Army Reported Here
Recent enlistments in the army
from this section were reported to
day by Private John Edwards, re
cruiting agent here, as follows:
James J. Bennett, Americus, field
artillery, three year term; service in
Texas.
Roosevelt Wooten, Preston, three
year term, service undecided.
George Bivins, colored, three year
term, infantry school detachment,
Camp Benning, Columbus.
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Elwell’s Indifference to Female Charms A Captiva-I
ting Trait, Artist’s Model Says Dis
cussing His Death
By H. P. BURTON.
NEW YORK, July 2.—Why did all
! women “fall for” middle-aged Joseph
' Bowne Elwell, the “card king of
I America,” whose mysterious murder
in his New York home has disclosed
the fact that his feminine intimates
numbered more than 50 young girls
■ of extraordinary beauty?
I asked this question today of
I Beatrice Tremaine, the New York
! artists’ model, one of whose letters
! was • found in the home of Elwell
and whose name, therefore, has been
linked with the case. I found Miss
Tremaine with her mother in their
elegantly appointed apartment over
1< oking Washinton Square at Fifth
avenue, and in culture and looks she
transcended even her reputation.
“Women liked Mr. Elwell,” she
said, pensively, “because he was al
ways a gentleman in their presence.
He treated them as a coutier might
treat a queen—not, of course, act
ing as though he were an inferior
in any way, but rather as though he
could not do other than maintain the
perfect, impersonal attitude of one
without presumptuousnvss.
Indifferent Air Piqued Women.
“This manner of detachment, of
course, made for enchantment with
women, because it imparted to him
an air of melancholy indifference;
and, say what you will, women’s in
terest is piqued by an indifference
to their charms. A man who falls
too easily a victim soon, becomes
a bore; the challenge is gone from
the relationship, and woman, always
something of a huntress herself, be-!
'ins casting glances in other direc
tions. There is no woman living who
does not want to have to battle a lit
tle to win a man. Nothing worth
having, w< man knows, comes without
struggling for it.
“In addition to his great gentle-,
ness with women, his air of intrinsic!
deference toward them, Joe Elwell
had all the social graces and the so-j
cial equipment needed to solidify hit;
natural attractiveness. He played
bridge, as everyone knovts, with bril
liant dash; he danced divinely; hr i
was of most pleasing appearance tall]
and ► lithe and hard; he drove his
motors superbly; h: talked well ant'!
exhibited a mind trained and cultur
ed, and ne had three homes furnished i
with rare taste, where he entertained i
really veil.
“I nut him at Long Beach, on ■
Long Island, the summer Irene and.!
Vernon Castle had their dance res- i
taurant there; mother and I had a!
cottage there, and so had Joe. I was,
introduced to Ijim, as I recall it, by I
Charles Cherry, the actor, a friend I
THE
PUBLISHED IN THE HEARTOF DlXUT~fefr?
iof mine. I was asked to sevral din
-1 ner parties that Joe gave, and it was;
1 merely a formal note of thanks for!
f these that was found in the Elwell |
r townhouse after the murder. I was!
i not much more than a child at the!
s time, and in the past two years Ij
f have not seen Joe at all. I was in
Florida this winter, but mother and
f I went there to rest and we didn’t
:! go out at all.
S Sort Women Don’t Forget.
“But I remember Joe as though I
1 had seen him yesterday; he was not
■ the sort of a man a woman forgets
r —because he had away with women
■ that few men are wise enough to
1 adopt, the way of a gentleman. The!
kind of woman who affects men’s!
collars and heavy walking shoes may!
like men friends who hit her on the!
I back, but the real woman !
the man’s woman, prefers to
I be treated as though she were what'
'she is, the weaker sex. She wants,
fjin other words, men for friends who
! always remember that they are gen
t'emen. This is the secret that Joe
i Elwell knew, and it is that which;
made him an. idol among women.” I
Miss Tremaine, who is about 20, is
: tall and willowy, and very fair. She!
is in ~reat. demand among nortraP
i painters as h model for head and
' shoulders, and has been painted by
such leading portraitists as Abram
Poole, by Charles E. Chambers, by
Render and other society artists. She
is studying for the stage, and is ex
pected to apnear on Broadway next
’ vear in a piece written around her
■ beauty.
Asks City to Pay For
60 Drowned Chickens j
.
Lev: Tower, who resides on West!
I Church street, presented a bill to the I
city council last night for S3O, al
leging he had lost sixty chickens, I
; valued at 50 cents each, by reason of I
‘ a recent overflow of his property
due to defective storm sewerage ar-!
i rangements there. The bill was re-1
i ferred to a committee for investiga-!
i tion.
Harding to Start By
Auto For Home-Coming
WASHINGTON, July 2.—Senator
j Harding will leave here tomorrow by
• automobile for his home at Marion,
j Ohio. He expects to reach there
! soon after noon Monday for the home
1 coming celebration in his honor.
AMERICUS, GA., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 2, 1920
STORES TO TAKE
FULL HOLIDAY
MONDAY. JULY 5
Merchants Sign up for
All Day Closing In-
Stead of Half
Practically all the business houses
of Americus will be closed Monday,
July 5, instead of only half the day
as had been suggested. When th
Chamber of Commerce comnritee
called today on the merchants to as
certain their wishes they expressed a
desire to remain closed all day and
readily signed an agreement to ob
serve the entire day as a holiday.
The signers were:
Pinkston Co., Churchwell Bros., D
A. Saliba, Edwards Grocery Co.,
Williams-Niles Co., E. A. Saliba, E.
J. Schroeder, T. J. Wallis, J. M. Nas
sar, W. J. Josey, The Bee Hive, Al
lison Furniture Co., J. E. Hightower
Chas. L. Ansley, Tillman & Brown,
Saliba Grocery Co., Southern Print
ers, Planters Seed Co., The Times
Recorder, Thos. L. Bell, C. H Burke,
W. D. Bailey (1 p .m.) Mrs. E.
Pearlman, Harris Grocery Co., Gate
wood Bros. Cash and Carry Store,
Rylander Shoe Co., S. A. Daniel,
Ellinor Tillman, Mrs. E. J. Walk
er, Americus Lighting Co.; Worn
an’s Exchange, Gyles-Andrews Fur
niture Co., Americus Seed & Sunply
Co., Council Warehouse, S. L. Sills,'
The Fair Store, Sparks Grocrv Co.!
BIGGER COTTON
CROP FORECAST
ton crop of 11,450,000 bales, or larg-j
er than last year, was forecasted by f
the department of agriculture today!
as a result of a material improve-;
ment in the crop since May 15. The!
condition was given as 70.7 per cent:
of normal, 'and the acreage was an-1
nounced at 35,500,400. •
Legion Wins From
Kiwanians, 10 to 5
! The Am rican Legion team defeat- ;
I ed the Kiwanians Thursday afternoon .
on the municipal playground diamond;
by a score of 10 to 5.
Sam Dedman, who works at Sou-!
ther Field, was the star batsman of'
either team, getting a homer and a
base hit out of twice up.
Parsons pitched for t' ? Kiwani: ns
and Danielson performed so
the Legionaires, while the game wasl
well played throughout.
The line-up for the Kiwanians was;
Redmond and Cogdell, lb; Marshall,
I ss.; Parsons, p; R. L. Edwards, cf;
Findley, c; Holst, rs; M. Edwards.
3b; Holloway, 2b; Shipp and Schnei
der, rs; and for the Legion, O’Brien,
2b; McCleskey and Ball, ss; Daniel-'
son, p; Chappell, lb; McMillen, C'!
Sellman, rs; Shambaugh, cf; Allen |
3b; Lane, rs.
A good crowd witnessed the game ■
and much enthusiasm was shown.
Miss Smith “Adopted”
At Kiwanis Luncheon
Miss Katherine r ;.ith, daughter of
Mrs. Lorin Smith, and for the last.
two years a student of expression at 1
Boston, entertained the Kiwanis club ;
at its luncheon today with a number ;
of readings. So pleased were the club '
members with her entertainment that,
they unanimously voted to “adopt”
her.
The attendance prize today was
won by H. B. Mashburn. The prize
proved to be a doll, accompanying
which was an appropriate card stating
that she was the Kiwanian Kid and
was looking for a home if he did not
have any babies.
MARKETS
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON.
Good middling, 41 cents.
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
Previous 11:00 11:45
Close. Open. a. m. a. m. Close.
July 37.40 37.50 37.40 37.16
Oct. 33.15 33.05 33.09 32.57 32.68
Dec. 31.98 -31.92 31.96 31.45 31.52
MOULTRIE LIVESTOCK MARKET
MOULTRIE, July 2—Hogs 165
lbs. at 1 up 15@J5 l-2c; ’.35 to 165
lbs. 14@14 l-2c 110 to 135 lbs.,
13@13 l-2c; 110 lbs. and down, 11
@ll 1-2e
Weather '
«—» I . r -
Forecast for Georgia—Local show
erg probably tonight and Saturday,
except fair in extreme south por
ti' n.
REPORTER BRYAN
SNAPPED ON JOB
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Bryan is writing newspaper arti
cles daily at San Francisco, as well
as conducting a platform fight.
IWEMBWS
liULUTINJi
SAN FRANCISCO. July 2.—The
j battle of the wets and diys got un
-1 der way when after the platform
was read without making any men
tion of a prohibition plank, Bryan
was recognized to offer a bone dry
I plank as a minority report.
Under the rules Bryan was re
-1 quired to read all of his proposed
planks before di'scussio nos any of
them could begin. The bone dry
propc sition he presented first and
; then followed declarations he had
drafted for the publication of a gov
ernment bulletin, for dealing with
profiteers and to put the party on
record as opposing compulsory mili
tary training in times of peace.
When he came to the last of his
five planks which dealt with the
league of nations, Bryan prefaced
its reading by saying that nothing
contained in it was intended to con
flict with the majority platform’s
words of praise for the president.
The peace treaty, he added, was
“better than any one had a right to
expect,” considering the circum
stances with which the president had
to deal. Some “noes” interrupted l
the reading of the Bryan league!
plank, but its provisions also got
some applause.
When Bryan had presented his
five planks and a prohibition plank
by former Congressman Hobson, W.
Bourke Cochran presented a substi
tute for Bryan’s prohibition plank;
declaring for the “manufacture for
home consumption onb- of cider,
light wines and beers.”
On motion of Chairman Glass de-!
bate was limited to three hours and
thirty minutes on the susnension of
the rules. Bryan was recognized for'
one hour and the real fight started
off.
FREE TRUCKS TO
CAMP MONDAY
■ With the program of activities!
completed and indications that an I
immense crowd will attend the!
Fourth of July celebration at South
er Field Monday, Central of Geor
gia officials today advised the camp
authorities they would be unable to
furnish equipment for the special
train that was to have been operated
between Americus and the camp.
As a result, the entire fleet of
trucks at the post here will be pul
into commission to haul passangers
from the city to the camp, and trans
portation there will be free to all.
The trucks will make as many trips
as posible, Major Schroeder said tc
day, and every c nvenience possible
for the comfort of passengers will
be provided. The trucks will arrive
and depart from the Windsor hotel.
At the camp parking space will be
provided for all privately owned
cars, and special men will be detailed!
to see that these are not molested.!
Military policemen will be stationed
upon the roads outside the camp toj
prevent congestion, and all parking
areas within the post enclosure will
be plainly indicated.
The short road from the district 1
air service warehouse to the Bagley
road has already been blocked and
this will remain closed to travel be-;
cause of the danger of congestion at
the point where this enters the main j
road from the camp to Americus.
BRYAN AND COLBY GIVEN
30 MINUTES EACH BEFORE
DELEGATES FOR DEBATE
Committee Leave Liquor Plank Out of Platform
Draft as Presented to Convention—
-7,000 Words in Document
SAN FRANCISCO. July 2—(By Associated Press) —Last
night’s disappointed crowd, which packed the hall keen for spec
tacle of Bryan setting off the fireworks, trailed the Democratic con
vention again today, determined not to be cheated out of the show
by postponements or delays.
Under the program Bryan and Secretary Colby each have thirty
minutes to present their dry and wet arguments. This, however, does
not confine the discussion to one hour and no one was bold enough to
predict that the fight would be a short one.
The McAdoo boomers took advantage of the interruption of the
program today to strengthen their line-up. The Cox forces, while sure
of their delegates' standing firm, acknowledged they were not for
tunate in making accessions. Among the Palmer delegates the Mc-
Adoo people were counting on additions to their candidate as sec
ond choice. The McAdoo boomers were predicting nomination for
him on the fifth ballot.
Exactly what took place in the meeting of the resolutions
committee last night has not been fully disclosed, but it is known
that when at the close of the session all prohibition planks had been
voted out, Bryan in a long and fiery speech told the committeemen
that while he realized they had the votes to put over their program,
tey would do so at the peril of his opposition.
Whatever was the full import of what Bryan threatened, it
was sufficient to cause the committee, after being all ready to make
a report, to reconsider its decision and hear Bryan at a further
session while the convention waited. At this session Bryan con
tinued his fight and the majority finally gave up hope of concil
iating him and decided to face the proposition of an open fight on
the floor of the convention.
At 10:35 Chairman Robinson I
pounded for order and the hall quiet-1
ed down. At 10:40 the long awaited '
report on the platform was formally '
brought b fore the convention. It
PLATFORM APPLAUDS WILSON’S STAND
ON LEAGUE; APPROVES RESERVATIONS
AUDITORIUM, SAN FRANCISCO!
July 2. (By Associated Press.) —■
All set for the battle of the wet:
and drys, the Democratic national
convention assembled this morning
with everything ready for a battle
royal. The first skirmish was set
to come on the submission of a wet
plank by James C. Nugent, of New:
Jersey, and a dry plank by W. J.:
Bryan. There was little prospect
for balloting for the nominee be-.
fore tonight.
The resolutions committee’s draft I
of the Democratic platform laid be-1
fore the convention for adoption af
ter two nights of struggle with clash-'
ing interests and opinions.
Further conflict in the convention
was regarded as certain. Irish sym
pathizers among the delegates had
served notice* of their purpose to I
seek to have the plank rewritten to;
include a declaration for diplomatic
recognition of the Irish republic. De-,
seated in his effort to force -> bone
dry declaration through, Wm. J 1
Bryan expected to renew the battle
on the floor of the convention. The
committee’s platform remained sil
ent on prohibition enforcemnt.
It was a long document andl
treated a wide range of subjects, in
cluding agriculture, labor, soldier re- 1
lief and a score of domestic ques
tions. The preambli, which was
brief, paid tribute to President Wil
son’s leadership. On one point the
committeemen apparently were in
full accord—the fllatform sharply j
indicated the Republican congress;
and party on many counts.
Foremost among the planks came;
endorsement of the League of Na-I
tions and condemnation of the Re
publican senate for having placed'
“partisan envy and personal hatred”!
in the way of world peace. The pres- !
ident’s stand against ’’reservations !
designed to cut to pieces the vital
previsions of the Versailles treaty”!
was applauded, but coupled with the!
declaration went a statement that th< j
Democratic party did not oppose
“reservations making clearer or more
specific the obligations of the United
States to its league associates.”
There was also an assertion that the
president had repeatedly declared
and the convention now reaffirmed,
that the American obligations as a
league member “must be fulfilled in
strict conformity with the constitu- !
tion of the United States, embodied I
in which is the fundamental require-!
ment of declaratory action by con I
gress before this nation may become
participants in any war.’
The Irish plank, the center of
hours of dispute, was brief and mere
ly renewed “within the limitations of
international comity and usage” pre
vious expressions of the Democratic
party of sympathy with Irish self-1
government.
The Armenian plank also express
ed sympathy, but was silent on ac
ceptance by the United States of a
ny l
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
I was read by Chairman- Glass. Bryan
. was waiting to offer a minority report
on five planks. It was expected that
it would take Glass more than two
hours to read the platform.
' mandate over that country.
Among other international sub
jects touched upon was non-admis
sion of Asiatic immigrants and de
clared it would be as a national pol
icy “a true expression of the judg
ment of the people.” Support was
pledged to states where eniorcement
oi that policy is of particular
concern.
Ihe Mexican plank asserted that
the administration, remembering in
ail circumstances that Mexico is an
independent state, has been unwill
| ing to profit by the misfortunes of
! the peoples of Mexicio or to enfeeble
, their luture bv imposing outside
rule upon their temporarily dis
: traded councils.
1 he* new Mexican government
should be recognized when it has
proved its ability to maintain order,
i signified its willingness to meet its
international obligations and had
! given to foreigners in Mexico
! ' Rights as well as duties,” the plank
' continued. It served notice, how-
I ever, that until that time “Mexico
must realize the propriety of the
policy that asserts the right of the
United States to demand full pro-
I tection for its citizens.”
On one point the committeemen
; apparently were full accord. The
pl tform sharply indicted the Repub
lican Congress and party on many
counts, including a warning of “well
defined indications” of impending
assault upon the “vital principals”
■ of the federal reserve system in the
j event <of a Republican Vidtory in
I November.
The nnancial plank condemned the
“pernicious attempt of the RepubU-
I can party to create discontent
I among holders of bonds of the gov
ernment” and to “drag our public
finance, our banking and currency
! systems back into the arena of party
politics.” .
Failure to enact tax revision mea
i sures “through sheer political cow
i ardice” was also charged against the
! Republicans, Congress having made
no move, it was asserted, “toward
readjustment of the tax law.-, which
it denounced before the last election
and was afraid to revise before the
next election. Claims of Republican
economy were branded as “false
pretense.”
But the attack on the Republicans
reached its climax in a separate
plank devoted to Republican corrup
! tion. This section discussed “the
I shocking dsclosures of lavish use of
, money” by candidates for the Repub
lican presidential nomination and
“the conviction of a Republican Sen
ator” from Michigan, charged with
having violated the campaign expen
diture laws, drawing the inference
that there is indicated a “re-entry,
under Republican auspices, of money
i as an influential factor in elections,"
“stern popular rebuke” is invoked.
The Republicans, (he platform adds,
controls the Senate only by virtue of
the Michigan election mentioned.